The Village (2004)

Regista:

M. Night Shyamalan

Sceneggiatore (WGA):

M. Night Shyamalan (written by)

Data di uscita:

30 luglio 2004 (USA)

Genere:

Mystery | Thriller

Slogan:

Their Days Of Peace Are Over (Denmark)

Plot:

The population of a small, isolated countryside village believe that their alliance with the mythical creatures that inhabit the forest around them is coming to an end.

Plot Keywords:

Blind | Village | Face Slap | Visually Impaired Person | Mentally Handicapped

Premi:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Mixed bag

Cast

Bryce Dallas Howard	...	Ivy Walker
Joaquin Phoenix	...	Lucius Hunt
Adrien Brody	...	Noah Percy
William Hurt	...	Edward Walker
Sigourney Weaver	...	Alice Hunt
Brendan Gleeson	...	August Nicholson
Cherry Jones	...	Mrs. Clack
Celia Weston	...	Vivian Percy
John Christopher Jones	...	Robert Percy
Frank Collison	...	Victor
Jayne Atkinson	...	Tabitha Walker
Judy Greer	...	Kitty Walker
Fran Kranz	...	Christop Crane
Michael Pitt	...	Finton Coin
Jesse Eisenberg	...	Jamison

Alias:

Grey (Philippines: English title) (review title)
M. Night Shyamalan's The Village (USA) (promotional title)
The Woods (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a scene of violence and frightening situations.

Durata:

108 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Divieti:

Canada:14A | Malaysia:U | Brazil:14 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | South Korea:12 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2004) | USA:PG-13

Luoghi delle riprese:

Centerville, Delaware, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Curiosità:

Alice Hunt tells her son Lucius, played by Joaquin Phoenix, that he reminds her of a colt. In real life, Phoenix was named "The Colt" by Vanity Fair Magazine in 2001.

Errori:

Audio/video fuori sincrono: When the guard in the watch tower sees the creature walk underneath the tower and begins to ring the bell, the bell sound does not correspond with the contact of the clapper.

Citazioni:

[first lines]
August Nicholson: Who'll pinch me to wake me up? Who will laugh at me when I fall? Whose breath will I listen for so that I may sleep? Whose hand will I hold so that I may walk?

Movie Connections:

Fa riferimento a Don't Look Now (1973)

Mixed bag

Shyamalan has enlisted an impressive cast in this film who all give fun performances. Unfortunately, like the plot itself, the great cast is ultimately left to dry. I'm beginning to wonder if Shyamalan makes the same film over and over again. The films always open with such promise, creepy, suspenseful. Like with his other films this one revolves around the "suprise" plot twist, but this time around it doesn't quite work. The "surprise" is pretty obvious and revealed much too early, pretty much killing the suspense.

The film is beautifully shot, but all visual quotation of classic landscape paintings seem to distance the viewer more than bring them into the story. Sometimes the film sweeps you away with its sensuousness, but in the end it leaves you feeling cheated.